Driving Teslas over Stolen Lands

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Virtue signaling is “the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one’s awareness of and attentiveness to political issues and matters of social and racial justice, especially instead of taking...

Do you trust the federal government?

Do you trust the federal government? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com More and more Americans do not trust the federal government. Since 1960, trust has fallen from an amazing 70 percent to 24 percent in 2022. The decline started with...

DEI: Useless or Useful?

DEI: Useless or Useful? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com There is little doubt that diversity, equity and inclusion have added administrative bloat on many college campuses. Ron DeSantis has asked for an accounting of DEI on Florida’s...

No More “Now We’re Cooking with Gas?”

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In case you missed it, the left’s latest jihad is the war on gas stoves. Never mind that most cooks prefer gas. Never mind that 40 million households have gas stoves (including my two cooktops). The powers...

How the Democrats Could Pass Legislation in House

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Although the Republicans are in the majority in the House of Representatives, there is still a way that the Democrats can pass legislation and get it signed into law. The Republican majority is slim...